octopal
octopal adjective: octopuslike.
Adjective
octopal (comparative more octopal, superlative most octopal)
- Octopuslike.
- Textron, with 1970 sales of $1.6 billion, is a fast-growing new conglomerate with octopal interests: textiles, aircraft and parts, electronic equipment, iron and steel castings, bathroom fixtures, machine tools, plastic products, car parts, ...1972, Mark J. Green, The closed enterprise system: Ralph Nader's study group report on antitrust enforcement
- This octopal reach by the oil companies had been several years in the making.1976, Gus Tyler, Scarcity: A Critique of the American Economy, New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Company
- Synonyms:
- list in octopuslike
Examples of octopal in a sentence
- For 15 years Marley has been singing of a benighted people caught up in the octopal tentacles of an inept and often corrupt government.2009, Hank Bordowitz, Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright: The Bob Marley Reader, Da Capo Press, →ISBN:
- Ceph oozed off the stool, his babylegs and octopal tentacles helping him down the side, ...2014, John Shirley, Silicon Embrace, Start Publishing LLC, →ISBN:
Synonyms of octopal
- list in octopuslike
Forms of octopal
| comparative | more octopal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most octopal |
Questions about octopal
- What does octopal mean?
- Octopal means octopuslike.
- How do you use octopal in a sentence?
- For 15 years Marley has been singing of a benighted people caught up in the octopal tentacles of an inept and often corrupt government.
- What part of speech is octopal?
- Octopal is an adjective.
Words near octopal in the dictionary
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